Sprayer



June 30., 1925.

DE WA'NE B. SMITH SPRAYER Filed Dec. 1921 Patented June 30, 1925.

zumreo STAT Es, PATENTAEOFFICE- DE WANE B. SMITH, OF .UTIOA, NEW YORKjIGOLDEN R; S1VIITI-I,-MYRON II SMITH,

ALFRED P. SMITH, AND JESSIE A. RICHARDS, EXECUTOR'S OF SAID DE WANE B.

1 1 SMITH, DECEASED, ASSIG NORS TO 1). B. SMITH & COMPANY, INC., 011- 'UTICA, NE\V YORK, A CORPORATION.

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' Application filed-December 9, 1921." Seria1 N0. 521,120.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I,'D1i NVANE a citizen of the United States, and a resi-j dent of ,Utica, in the county of Oneida and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Sprayers; and I do hereby d'eclare'that thefollowing is a full, clear, and exact description thereof, which vwill enableothers skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being'had tothe accompanying drawings, and'to the reference numerals marked thereon, which forni' part of 'this specification, r My presentinvention relates to 'spra'yers of the hand-operated portable t pe; .The' purpose of my invention is to provide a new and improved form of portable hand-operated sprayer. 1

A further purpose 1s to provide alsprayer of the typede'scribed which'is strong and.

durable in construction, readily, operated with precision and. not liableto become clogged. 7. r

A further purpose is to provide'a sprayer of the class described so constructed that its parts may be readily taken apart] and reassembled-again when needed'hfor thoroughly sagesand valves,

Another object of my invention is to provide a sprayer where thepump cylinder is not only secured to but extends through the upper part of, the liquid receptacle providing a strong and compact device and one which is readily held in the hand and naturally balances itself in the hand and facilitates accurate direction of the spray from Qthe device upon the object being sprayed. T v I r A still furtherpurpo'se tofprovide a sprayer of the-class described having areturn pipe leading from the rear end of the pump cylinder back to the receptacle below v the cylinder and further to have saidreturn pipe form a loop around, or below'the operators hand so that the operators hand is prevented from slipping rearwardly from j its usual position upon the cylinder.

Further purposes and advantages ofmy invention will appear from the specification andeclanns herein.

through a sprayer embodying my inventioncleaning the cylinder, piston, pas

'Fig. 1 1s a central vertical sectional view "Fig. 2 is a horizontal sectional view on B. SMITH,-

line 2-2 of Fig. 1 with the spray nozzle removed from the forward outlet of the cylinder and with therear end of the cylinder andv its parts at that end cut off.

Referring to the drawings in a more particular description it will be seen that the device comprises a liquid receptacle 5 preferably cylindrical' in form and conveniently formed of'sheet metal in the top of which there is provided an upwardly extended screw-threaded filling opening 6'to which is removably secured the screw-threaded filler cap 7 of-any preferred form.

Rigidlyfsecured to the upper part of the receptacle 5 and preferably as shown in the drawings by means'of its extending through the opposite sides of thesaidreceptacle 5 there is provided the pump cylinder 8' pref opposite sides of the receptacle 5 and at about the angle indicated in thedrawings so that the forward end of the cylinder pr'o- "jeots a short distance through the left hand 'side of the receptacle 5 close to the top of therecepta'cle while at the other-side of the receptacle the cylinder passes out some distance down from the top; Approximately v "ated To the forward' end of the cylinder 8 is secured preferably by screw-threading a cap 9m the diaphragmor plate portion 10'of which is a relatively small outlet 11. Sur- Zrounding this opening there projects for Ward from the plate 10 of the cap 9 a short exteriorly screw-threaded pipe portion 12 in which'islocated th'e'm'ovable'part of the check valve preferably composed as shown.

of a ball '13 ;seatin back against the outlet openingll. lVi'thin the forward end of the short pipe or nipple piece 12 is located a'small cross bar 11 to prevent the ball 13 from coming out of the nipple 12. Profer'ably this cross bar. 1 1 is removably held in place as by being sprung into place allowing the cross bar to be removed and the ball tobe then removed for re-placement or half'of the lengthfof the'cylinder is outside lof and to the rear of the receptacle 5. This rearward part of the pump cylinder is the Jcle'aningif desired; If desired a spray noz- Reciprocatingly mounted in the pump cylinder 8 there is provided the piston 16 se= cured to the forward end of the p ston rod 17 the rear end of which pro ects out through the rear end of the cylinder and is there provided with a handle 18. The piston may conveniently be constructed of two oppositely cupped washers 19 and 20 of leather or other suitable material heldin place between two, smaller discs 21 at the rear and 22' at the front. The forward disc is screw-threaded to the forward end of'the piston rod so as to afford means for mounting and readily replacing the leather washers.

At the rear end of the cylinder there is provided a closure cap 23 screw-threaded onto the rear end of the washer and hold ing a packing disc 24 between the diaphragm 23 of the washer and the rear edge of the cylinder. The cap 23 isprovided with a central opening through which extends the piston rod 17 a To the rear of the diaphragm portion 23 the cap is extended in cup-shaped form to provide a packing gland 25 wherein is located the packing 26 held in place by packing nut 27 screwthreaded into the gland 2 5.

At the forward side of the receptacle nearits bottom a vshort tube 28 extends out Wardly surrounding a smaller hole 29 forrned in the side of the receptacle. From the top of this pipe28 and connected therewith extends close to the outer side of the receptacle the, pipe 30' leading to and connected with the lower side of the cylinder 8 near its forward end. In the .pipe 28 is placed a valve ball 31 adapted to seat against and close the opening 29 or to move from the openin 2 9 and let liquid pass from the receptac e 5 through pipes 28 and 30. The outer end of pipe 28 is normally closed by a plu'g 32 screw-threaded into the outer end of said pipe and preferably holding a washer 33 between the head '34: of said plug and the extremity of said pipe.

Preferably the inner end of plug 32 is provided With an extension 32 of. smaller diameter than the plug and cperating to innit the forward motion of the valve all 31.

In order to cushion the end of the rearward motion of the piston a coil spring 35 tends down from vthe cylinder a short distance and then is bent preferably on a curve and then extended forward to the adjacent rear side of the receptacle 5 below the cylinder and towards the bottom of'the receptacle. This return pipe forms a passage for the return into the receptacle'5 of any liquid which has worked its way by or to the rear of the piston, In the ordinary op eration'the user will hold the device in his left hand with said hand grasping theexposed rearward half of the cylinder 8. I The return pipe 36 forms a loop around and below the operators hand whereby the device is more readily held in the hand and the hand is kept from accidentally slipping rearwardly from its grasp upon the cylinder. v y

A short distance ire-in the handle lsthere is securel fastened to the piston rod 17 a eo11 r'37 adapted to engage the rear of the packing nut 27 andso'pr'event the piston from being f rced too .far forward in the pump cylinder 8. 7

What I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent isi y .1. In a sprayer the combination of a liquid receptacle having a filler "opening" with a removable cap, a pump cylinder extending through and secured to the upper part of the receptacle and having a relatively small outlet at its forward end forming a valve seat, the rear end of said pump cylinder extending a substantial distance rearwardly of said receptacle and forming the handle ofthe device, acheck valve seating rearwar'dly on said seat of the forward outlet,- a piston reciproeatin ly ounted in said puinp cylinder, a pi'ston rod having its forward end'fastened to the iston and extending out from the rear end of the cylinder, at handleon therear end of the piston rod, :1 rear closure for the cylinder having an aperture guiding and fitting the piston rod, a feed pipe connecting the forward part of the cylinder with the lower: part of the receptacle and a rearwardly seating check valve in said feed pipe.

2. In a sprayer the combination of a liquid receptacle, a pump cylinder extending through and secured to the upper part of the receptacle and having a relatively 7 small outlet at its forward nd forming a 'valveseat, a check valve seating rearwardly on said seat of the forwardoutlet, a piston reci'procatingly mounted in saidpuinp' cylinder, a piston rod having its forward end fastened to the piston and extending out from the rear end of the cyli-ndeiya handle on the rear end of the piston rod, a rear closure for the cylinder having an aperture guiding and fitting the piston rod, a feed pipe outside the receptacle and connecting the forward part of the cylinder with the lower part of the receptacle, a rearwardly seating check valve in said feed pipe, and a removable clean-out cap on said feed pipe opposite the check valve therein.

3. In a sprayer the combination of a liquid receptacle, a pump cylinder secured directly to the upper part of the receptacle and extending a substantial distance rearwardly of the receptacle and forming a handle for the device and having a relatively small outlet at its forward end forming a valve seat, a check valve seating rearwardly on said seat of the forward outlet, a piston reciprocatingly mounted in said pump cylinder, a piston rod having its forward end fastened to the piston and extending out from the rear end of the cylinder, a handle on the rear end of the piston rod, a rear closure for the cylinder having an aperture guiding and fitting the piston rod, a feed pipe connecting the forward part of the cylinder with the lower part of the receptacle, a rearwardly seating check valve in said feed pipe, and a return pipe connecting the rearward part of the cylinder with the receptacle.

4. In a sprayer the combination of a liquid receptacle, a pump cylinder secured to the upper part of the receptacle and extending a substantial distance rearwardly of the receptacle and forming a handle for the device and having a relatively small outlet at .its forward end forming a valve seat, a check valve seating rearwardly on said seat of the forward outlet,a piston reciprocatingly mounted in said pump cylinder, a piston rod having its forward end fastened to the piston and extending out from the rear end of the cylinder, a handle on the rear end of the piston rod, a rear closure for the cylinder having an aperture guiding and fitting the piston rod, a feed pipe connecting the forward part of the cylinder with the lower part of-the'receptacle, a rear-;

wardly seating check valve in said feed pipe and a return pipe below the pump cylinder and connecting the rearward part of the cylinderwith the receptacle and forming a loop to hold the operators hand from slipping rearwardly from'the rear part of the cylinder.

In witness whereof I have aflixed my signature this th day of November, 1921.

DE WANE B. SMITH. 

